Lurgan Farm 6

Date Fieldwork Started: 01/10/2019

Compiled by: ScRAP Team

Location Notes: The panel is on the flat upper surface of a large schist outcrop, measuring roughly 80m N-S, situated within a young plantation of mixed deciduous and pine about 100m N of the small settlement of Lurgan on a S facing hillside above upper Strath Tay. There are views through the trees to the hills on the S side of Strath Tay. The panel is on the E edge of the outcrop, which lies about 25m W of a wooden fence to a one-hole golf course and the houses of Lurgan beyond. There is some evidence of quarrying along the S and E edges of the outcrop, and it is likely that some of this stone has been used in the construction of a lime kiln, situated on the edge of the outcrop about 40m SSW of the main concentration of panels. The outcrop is mainly covered in young trees, turf and vegetation, but has several exposed areas with carvings and it is likely that there are further carved surfaces beneath the vegetation. There are 10 panels within 15m of Lurgan Farm 6 which, together with this panel, are all grouped under the same Canmore ID (Canmore 30455, ScRAP 2477): Lurgan Farm 5 is 1m to the N, Lurgan Farm 7 is 2.5m to the W, Lurgan Farm 8 is 5m to the SW, and Lurgan Farm 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10 are within a 15m radius.

Panel Notes: A long, linear panel that is divided in two by a narrow patch of turf, measuring 4.8 x 1.4 m and up to 0.7m in height. The NE end slopes to the SW, while the SW end slopes slightly to the NE. The rock type is friable schist with a rough surface and numerous fissures. The panel has been carved with 3 cups (one of which is oval) with rings, a cup and partial ring (open at a fissure), 1 courgette and 18 cups (1 possible).